Australia vs Nepal: Methane emissions by sector

Australia
530,000 tonnes
in 2023
Nepal
720,000 tonnes
in 2023
Australia rank
22nd
Nepal rank
21st

Methane emissions by sector over time

  • Australia
  • Nepal
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M199020062023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 720,000 tonnes against 530,000 tonnes in Australia, a difference of 190,000 tonnes.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 22nd and Nepal ranks 21st of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
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Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.